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The British Home Guard Pocketbook
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Author : A.F.U. Green
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2014-01-27
The British Home Guard Pocketbook written by A.F.U. Green and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-27 with History categories.
The Home Guards are an attacking force lying in wait for, and ready to destroy, and enemy who dares to set foot on out shores.' The Home Guard has been immortalised in British culture in the TV series Dad's Army. Formed by men not eligible for active service – too old, too young, in reserved occupations vital to the war effort – who were expected to resist a German invasion with any resources they had to hand, the Home Guard is the embodiment of plucky British resolve against the odds. The Home Guard Pocket-Book evokes this spirit. Written by Brig-Gen Green, commanding 4th battalion, Sussex Home Guard and Training Adviser for the Sussex Zone, this book is based on his experience and, in his own words, 'is the result of my ransacking the dusty pigeon-holes of memory and the condensation of many books, official instructions and writings'. Its tone is informal and colloquial, such as: 'March discipline. Troops will always march off the parade ground at the Slope. As soon as this has been done the order "March at Ease" should be given. When marching at ease the rifle may be carried in any way a soldier fancies.' Nevertheless, the book is full of sound advice on training, organisation and discipline, fire arms, reconnaissance and field engineering, the responsibilities of the Group Pigeon Officer, the proper position to adopt for surviving a dive bomb attack, and how to set a trap for an unwary advancing German cyclist!
The British Home Guard Pocket Book
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Author : Arthur Frank Umfreville Green
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
The British Home Guard Pocket Book written by Arthur Frank Umfreville Green and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
The Home Guard Training Pocket Manual
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Author : Lee Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2019-02-19
The Home Guard Training Pocket Manual written by Lee Johnson and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-19 with History categories.
Excerpts from the many unofficial “manuals” avidly bought by members of the British Home Guard desperate to prepare for invasion during World War II. How would you clear a stoppage on a Bren Gun while in action? What is the most effective way to clear a wood of enemy forces? How best could you counter a landing by enemy airborne forces in your area? What measure can you take to help ensure accurate rifle fire at night? What qualities should you look for when selecting a patrol commander? Just a few of the practical questions posed—and answered—in the selection of publications included in The Home Guard Training Pocket Manual. Numerous manuals and training pamphlets were privately published during World War II to supplement the slim official Home Guard manual produced by the War Office. Covering everything from patrolling, night fighting, drill and small arms proficiency to the legal powers of the Home Guard, these manuals were welcomed by the men of local Home Guard units keen to do everything possible to prepare for possible invasion—when they would be the first line of defense. This pocket manual collates a selection of material from these fascinating publications, often written by serving soldiers and reprinted multiple times due to demand.
The British Home Guard Pocketbook
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Author : A.F.U. Green
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2018-03-22
The British Home Guard Pocketbook written by A.F.U. Green and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-22 with History categories.
'The Home Guards are an attacking force lying in wait for, and ready to destroy, any enemy who dares to set foot on out shores.' The Home Guard has been immortalised in British culture in the TV series Dad's Army. Formed by men not eligible for active service – too old, too young, in reserved occupations vital to the war effort – who were expected to resist a German invasion with any resources they had to hand, the Home Guard is the embodiment of plucky British resolve against the odds. The British Home Guard Pocket-Book evokes this spirit. Written by Brig-Gen Green, commanding 4th battalion, Sussex Home Guard and Training Adviser for the Sussex Zone, this book is based on his experience and, in his own words, 'is the result of my ransacking the dusty pigeon-holes of memory and the condensation of many books, official instructions and writings'. Its tone is informal and colloquial: 'March discipline. Troops will always march off the parade ground at the Slope. As soon as this has been done the order "March at Ease" should be given. When marching at ease the rifle may be carried in any way a soldier fancies.' Nevertheless, the book is full of sound advice on training, organisation and discipline, fire arms, reconnaissance and field engineering, the responsibilities of the Group Pigeon Officer, the proper position to adopt for surviving a dive bomb attack, and how to set a trap for an unwary advancing German cyclist!
The Home Guard
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Author : S. P. Mackenzie
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1996
The Home Guard written by S. P. Mackenzie and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Great Britain categories.
The extraordinarily popular British television program "Dad's Army" suggests that Britain's Home Guard during the Second World War was home to charming incompetence and lighthearted buffoonery. In 1940, however, the threat of a German invasion of Britain appeared very real. S. P. MacKenzie's detailed and readable history of the Home Guard offers a new perspective on the men who took up the challenge. Despite its popular image of old men and teenagers playing soldiers, the Home Guard, often as large as the wartime army, became an astonishingly strong political force in its own right. Quite literally the people in arms, it proved able to exert a good deal of influence on policy. The Home Guard was never called upon to fulfil its military role, though there was a brief attempt to resurrect it in the 1950s. Since then it has been largely neglected by military historians and there have been few serious examinations of the part it played in the Home Front. This book fills that gap.
Home Guard Manual 1941
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Author : Campbell McCutcheon
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2010-06-15
Home Guard Manual 1941 written by Campbell McCutcheon and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-15 with History categories.
Find out about the real Dad's Army, from the manual used to train them.
The Real Dad S Army
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Author : Norman Longmate
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2010-08-15
The Real Dad S Army written by Norman Longmate and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-15 with History categories.
A narrative history of the Home Guard from its creation in May 1940 to the end of the Second World War.
Home Guard Pocket Book W S H G
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Author : Arthur Frank Umfreville Green
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1941
Home Guard Pocket Book W S H G written by Arthur Frank Umfreville Green and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1941 with Great Britain categories.
The Home Guard
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Author : David Carroll
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
The Home Guard written by David Carroll and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
A text which uses over 200 photographs to bring to life the Home Guard during a unique period in British history. The images recall the activities of the auxiliary force otherwise known as 'Dad's Arm'. The book draws on the early days of the Local Defence Volunteers from the moment when Anthony Eden broadcast an appeal, to the official stand-down of the Home Guard n 1944. This title evokes memories of World War II in a domestic setting and asserts life on the Home Front from the perspective of those left behind to defend it.
The Home Guard Training Manual
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Author : John Langdon-Davies
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1942
The Home Guard Training Manual written by John Langdon-Davies and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1942 with categories.